You may have ample evidence to support your argument, but if you are unable to communicate your ideas effectively, you will struggle academically and professionally
Skill building activity 5: organizing and developing paragraphs
You may have ample evidence to support your argument, but if you are unable to communicate your ideas effectively, you will struggle academically and professionally. This activity provides instructions on how to successfully develop paragraphs in your writing.
You will review the Organize and Develop Paragraphs interactive media, complete the associated Quiz, and submit your Certificate of Competency by Day 7 of Week 1.
To prepare:
- Review the Organize and Develop Paragraphs
- Links to an external site. interactive media, located in the Learning Resources.
- Complete the associated Quiz.
- Download and save your Certificate of Competency (in PDF format).
Note: If you need help saving your certificate to PDF format see Save or convert to PDF or XPS in Office Desktop apps
- Links to an external site..
By Day 7 of Week 1
Submit your Certificate of Competency (in PDF format).
submission information
- To submit your Certificate of Competency, save it in PDF format as WK1SBA5_Lastname_Firstinitial.
- Then, click on Start Assignment near the top of the page.
- Next, click on Upload File and select Submit Assignment for review.
Rubric
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Total Points: 10
Learning Resources
Required Readings
American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) Resources
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (n.d.). Students: Home
- Links to an external site.. https://aacnnursing.org/students
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2023, June). AACN fact sheet—DNP
- Links to an external site.. https://www.aacnnursing.org/news-data/fact-sheets/dnp-fact-sheet
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core competencies for professional nursing education
- Links to an external site.. AACN. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf
Walden DNP Resources
- Walden University. (n.d.). Nursing practicum: Steps to practicum success
- Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/nursing-field
- Walden University. (n.d.). Walden University student catalog
- Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/catalog/doctor-nursing-practice
Writing Resources
- OASIS. (n.d.). Citations: Overview
- Links to an external site. [Multimedia]. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/citations
- OASIS. (n.d.). Discussion posts
- Links to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/discussionpost
- OASIS. (n.d.). Respond to the assignment prompt
- Links to an external site. [Interactive guide]. Walden University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/oasis/assignment-prompt
- OASIS. (n.d.). Scholarly voice
- Links to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice
- OASIS. (n.d.). Scholarly writing: Writing at the graduate level
- Links to an external site. [Multimedia]. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarly#s-lg-box-2804295
- OASIS. (n.d.). Synthesis
- Links to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/synthesis
Required Media
- Walden University Library. (2021, June 3). Nursing and health library research: Introduction
- Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/webinararchives/nursing
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Artificial intelligence (AI) essentials for students
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Avoiding overt plagiarism
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Avoiding passive plagiarism
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Cite and reference learning resources
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Locate, cite, and reference journal articles
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.edu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Organize and develop paragraphs
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Walden University, LLC. (2024). Paraphrase and summarize information
- Links to an external site. [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Optional Resources
- Walden University, LLC. (n.d.). DNP glossary
- Links to an external site.[Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
- Microsoft. (n.d.). Save or convert to PDF or XPS in Office desktop apps
- Links to an external site.. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/save-or-convert-to-pdf-or-xps-in-office-desktop-apps-d85416c5-7d77-4fd6-a216-6f4bf7c7c110#ID0EBBH=macOS
- OASIS. (n.d.). Plagiarism prevention resource kit
- Links to an external site.. Walden University. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/plagiarism
- Walden University. (n.d.). Guidelines for using AI tools in writing and research
- Links to an external site.. https://academics.waldenu.edu/artificial-intelligence
- Walden University. (n.d.). Code of conduct and academic integrity
Links to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/student-affairs/policies